Ethernet strangeness on EV6 kernel 2.4.20
I have an XP1000 and have not had this problem, though I am using an older
kernel. I definitely would notice, too - since the machine is headless, I
primarily connect to it via ethernet. Like Bob, I compiled the ethernet
driver into the kernel, so that might be the key. I've also plugged it into a
couple of different switches and had no problems with either one.
If you continue to have a problem after compiling in the ethernet driver
rather than building it as a module, I'd be willing to compile 2.4.20 and see
what happens on mine.
On Apr 8, Wm. Josiah Erikson (josiah@cw.insanetechnology.com) wrote:
> Hello all,
> I have debian sarge with kernel 2.4.20 on a Compaq XP1000 (500Mhz
> EV6 with 512MB of RAM), and the ethernet randomly "freezes" all the time,
> for anywhere from 1 second to 30 seconds or so. I've tried this with three
> different ethernet cards - an RTL8139, a 3c905-TX, and the original
> DECChip tulip card. All exhibited exactly the same behavior. I tried
> changing the ethernet cable, and plugging it into an HP 10Mbit switch
> instead of the Cisco 3500XL that it's normally plugged into. Does anybody
> have any clues as to why this would be? Is more information needed? Should
> I report this to the kernel list instead? I can send my kernel config if
> that would be useful (it's a custom kernel, as all of mine are)
> Thanks!
> -Josiah
>
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